The Borneo Post

Good Samaritans continue charity act

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KUCHING: A group of Good Samaritans led by social worker Lim Chee Haw recently handed over contributi­ons to Home of Santa Clara and four urban poor families in conjunctio­n with the coming Chinese New Year.

Lim said Home of Santa Clara, a retirement home for Catholic nuns located at Jalan Airport here, received donations comprising food items and adult diapers.

He added the contributi­ons were meant to reduce the home’s expenditur­es as it is now providing care to 15 retired nuns.

The second round of donations was held at KMC Flats also recently, where the recipients comprised two families from Jalan Padungan, one from KMC Flats and one from Jalan Ang Cheng Ho.

Lim said the group pooled funds to buy food items for these families after they were informed by the families’ representa­tive known only as Madam Tan.

He thanked Fook Lai Constructi­on in MJC Batu Kawa, a Mr Law and family from Foochow Road No. 2, a Mr Lee and family from Tabuan Desa, E-Best from Muara Tabuan and several others for contributi­ng in this latest act.

“We are happy to be able to assist the recipients. We never let the difference­s in religious belief and race stop us from pursuing this charity act,” said Lim, a

KUCHING: December 2019 was a lucky month for three Sarawakian­s who walked away with over RM18 million of Toto 4D Jackpot 1 winnings as yearend bonuses.

First lucky winner, who is a 50-year-old storekeepe­r, won the RM8.28-million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 on December 11 with his pair of winning numbers – 4090 and 9287.

The winner told Sports Toto, when collecting his winnings, that he had been betting on these winning numbers for many years.

“I am finally rewarded by betting on my lucky number and my car registrati­on number after so many years.

“I had a few sleepless nights when my son told me that I was the sole winner for this jackpot,” he said.

The winner said he planned to buy a house for his family with his newfound wealth.

The winner bought a System-3 ticket; hence he won not only the whopping RM8,276,829.45 but an additional RM336.

The second winner, who is a 43-year-old housewife, won the RM6.17-million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 on December 25 with her pair of winning numbers – 6885 and 6889.

She said both winning numbers were derived from her daughters’ car registrati­on numbers.

“It was the best Christmas present I ever received when my son-in-law broke the good news to us on that evening.

“As a single mother, we always dreamed of owning a house and now we can realise the dream,” she said.

The winner also bought a System-3 ticket and she won a whopping RM6,172,850.45 plus an additional RM336.

The third winner, who is a 55year-old businessma­n, won the RM3.55-million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 on December 29 with his pair of winning numbers – 5867 and 1995.

He said he got his winning numbers from his car registrati­on numbers and his wife’s birth date.

“We were having New Year’s eve dinner at my friend’s place when we found out that we had won the jackpot.

“When we told my friends about the great news, everyone at the dining table was shocked,” he said.

The winner said he would share the winnings with his family members and pay off his debts.

He bought a System-10 ticket which won him not just RM3,551,187.95 but also an additional RM2,688.

 ??  ?? Representa­tives of the families when receiving the contributi­ons from Lim (third left).
Representa­tives of the families when receiving the contributi­ons from Lim (third left).

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